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Faribault Manufacturing Labor
Market Information Profile
Manufacturing accounted for over one-quarter (26.5%) of the private sector jobs in Faribault in 2014. By comparison, the percent of jobs in manufacturing in the Rice County was only 20 percent, while the state of Minnesota
only saw 13.2 percent of all jobs being in manufacturing and 10.5 percent nationally. The city of Faribault was
the leading city for employment in manufacturing in Rice County, accounting for 62.7 percent of all private sector
manufacturing jobs in the county.
Types of Manufacturing
In 2014, there were numerous types of manufacturing industries reporting covered jobs in the city of Faribault.
Jobs included in the manufacturing industry included food manufacturing (42.2 percent), which is the largest
sector in manufacturing, machinery manufacturing (19.8 percent), fabricated metal manufacturing (13.5 percent),
plastics and rubber products manufacturing and miscellaneous manufacturing (0.8 percent). Limitations of this
data are that other sectors may not have had high enough numbers to be reported, thus these five are the largest
in in the city.
Wages
Weekly wages across all private sector industries in the city of Faribault averaged $716 in 2014. In comparison,
across all manufacturing industries the average weekly wage was 40 percent higher ($952) – led by 427 machinery manufacturing jobs in six firms with an average weekly wage of $1,029, 332 fabricated metal product
manufacturing jobs in six firms paying an average weekly wage of $946 and 1,039 jobs in food manufacturing in
six firms paying $806. Two manufacturing sectors in Faribault paid less than the average weekly wages across all
industries including miscellaneous manufacturing, which was five percent lower at $680 and plastics and rubber
products manufacturing at 11 percent lower ($637).
In all, 22 firms in these main manufacturing sectors in Faribault contributed over $121 million in total payroll
to the local workforce, accounting for 32.3 percent of the total payroll across all industries in the city. Food
manufacturing accounted for the largest portion of these total wages with $43,582,191 (35.8 percent of the total
payroll in manufacturing and 12.6 percent across all industries.
Main Manufacturing Sectors Employment (2014)
Machinery Manufacturing (19.8%)
Miscellaneous Manufacturing (0.8%)
Food Manufacturing (42.2%)
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (4.8%)
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (13.5%)
Manufacturers in Faribault
Ashworth
Factory Service
(866) 204-1414
1405 Cannon Circle Unit 15
www.ashworth.com
Ashworth is one of the top conveyor
belt manufacturers in the worldthey built their business around
satisfying your needs. Whether your
application is in food processing or
in an industrial, transportation or
technology sector, Ashworth has a
conveyor belting system to improve
your yield.
B & B Manufacturing and
Assembly
(507) 334-2445
3535 Industrial Drive
www.bbmfg.net
B & B Manufacturing works with
several customers ranging from
Food, Medical, Agricultural, to
Outdoor heating units. They are a
contract manufacturer
and assembler.
Bio Wood Processing
(507) 334-9663
22650 Bagley Ave
www.biowoodprocessing.com
Bio Wood provides a resource to
help the environment by taking wood
products that would otherwise end
up in the landfill or burned. They
dispose of these products in an
environmentally and economic way
to produce animal bedding
and mulch.
Cable Connection
and Supply
(507) 334-6417
1505 30th St NW
www.cableconnectionsupply.com
Provides products and value
added distribution services from
over 1,000 manufacturers to the
telecommunication industry in
the areas of Outside Plant, MRO,
Network Distribution, Premise Wire,
Central Office material, Tools, Test
equipment and Safety products.
Caves of Faribault
Faribault Energy Park
(507) 331-4791
4100 Park Avenue
www.faribaultenergypark.com
(507) 332-7421
500 2th Street NW
www.genovaproducts.com
Award-winning artisanal blue veined
cheese, handmade with all natural
ingredients. Amablu Blue and
Gorgonzola cheeses are handmade
in small batches then cured and aged
in sandstone caves.
Faribault Energy Park goes far
beyond being simply a power plant.
This 300 MW combined-cycle
facility in southern Minnesota was
built as a model of environmental
responsibility and innovation. The
result is an efficient and beautiful
facility that has been welcomed as
a long-term asset to the community
and a good environmental neighbor.
Genova has enhanced many home
improvement products by producing
them with sturdy, maintenance free
PVC materials. Plumbing Products,
Vinyl Gutter and Vinyl Fencing
Products, and new generation of
vinyl products to include, Vinyl Wire
Management, Vinyl Decking, Vinyl
Railing & Choice Lattice.
(507) 334-3988
222 3rd Street NE
www.cavesoffaribault.com
Crown Aerosols
(507) 334-3981
PO Box 38
www.crowncork.com
Crown has a long history of
leading the industry with innovative
packaging technology. From
the time their founder William
Painter invented the bottle cap to
the ground-breaking SuperEnd™
beverage ends to today’s cutting
edge shaping technology, Crown has
led the way.
Daikin Applied
(507) 334-5594
300 24th Street NW
www.daikinapplied.com
Daikin delivers engineered,
flexible solutions for commercial,
industrial and institutional HVAC
requirements with reliable products,
knowledgeable applications expertise
and responsive support.
Energy Technology
Unlimited-MN
(507) 334-0442
1612 7th Street NW
www.etu-mn.com
ETU provides an innovative, unique
process for recycling antifreeze that
makes it better than new.
Environmental
Tillage Systems
(507) 332-2231
85 Prairie Avenue
www.soilwarrior.com
Environmental Tillage Systems,
Inc. is a leading manufacturer of
conservation tillage, integrated
planting and nutrient management
equipment which enhances soil
productivity and farm profitability.
Faribault Foods
(507) 331-1400
1819 NW Second Avenue
www.faribaultfoods.com
Faribault Foods’ product line
comprises canned vegetables,
sauced beans, refried beans, baked
beans, kids’ and family style pasta,
soup, chili, and organic and
Mexican specialties.
Faribault Woolen
Mill Company
(507) 412-5510
1500 2nd Avenue NW
www.faribaultmill.com
Genova Minnesota
Glass Aggregate Systems
(507) 334-6437
1100 Cannon Circle
www.glassagg.com
Building Glass Recycling equipment
that is durable, yet easily and
inexpensively maintained.
Gold Star Manufacturing
(507) 209-1940
515 Fowler St.
www.goldstarstages.com
Gold Star Manufacturing specializes
in making carnival rides, repairs,
fabrication, and making
portable stages.
The Faribault Woolen Mill Company
is one of the only fully integrated
woolen mills still in existence today
in America.
Gray Companies
Faribo
Manufacturing Company
Providing casework and custom
millwork to a variety of institutions,
Gray Wolf Manufacturing is located
in the lake region of southern
Minnesota. Craftsmanship
and exceptional value are key
components built into the casework
manufactured for medical,
hospitality, financial and educational
industries and professional offices.
(507) 334-4376
820 20th St NW
www.faribomfg.com
Faribo Manufacturing Company are
specialized in plastics molders with
capabilities in: Rotational Molding,
Vacuum Forming, and Fabrication.
Faribo Powder Coating
(507) 334-9339
103 20th St. NW Suite 1
www.faribopowdercoating.com
Faribo Powder Coating is a fullservice powder coating facility
capable of exceeding all of your
finishing needs.
(507) 334-3400
205 Western Ave
www.graybuild.com
Humphrey
Manlift Company
(507) 334-6193
PO Box 385
www.humphrey-manlift.com
The Humphrey Manlift is a belt manlift
built on tradition and recognized as
an outstanding value for any type of
facility needing to move people up or
down floor flights with a limited use
of space. Grain elevators, automobile
parking ramps, chemical factories,
beverage manufacturers and similar
operations know Humphrey Manlift as
a recognized provider of
manlift solutions.
Innovative Food
Processors, Inc
(507) 334-2730
2125 Airport Drive
www.ifpinc.biz
At Innovative Food Processors,
they take pride in 25+ years of
collaboration and partnership with
leading global food, supplement,
sports nutrition, and medical food
companies. They offer customized
support, turnkey manufacturing and
have expertise in every stage of the
powder product
development process.
Jennie-O Turkey Store
(507) 334-5555
1116 4th Ave NW
www.jennieo.com
From deli meats to whole turkeys to
ground turkey and sausages, they
offer more than 1500 products and
recipes that make it easy to eat well.
K & G Manufacturing
(507) 334-5501
226 Park Avenue NW
www.kgmfg.com
K & G machines parts and subassemblies for many critical
performance products. Whether
it is a component for a fighter jet,
boat engine, MRI machine, super
computer, or defense munitions,
K&G delivers precision parts with
unmatched quality at a
competitive price.
KBK Engineering
(507) 334-6484
2660 Morristown Blvd.
www.kbkengineeringinc.com
KBK specializes as a tool and die job
shop. They can handle manufacturing
for both residential and
commercial customers.
KGP Logistics
Northern Tool & Equipment
Tru Vue, Inc.
KGP is a leading diversity
Northern Tool & Equipment serves
as the exclusive distributor of
NorthStar TM brand equipment,
which is fabricated and assembled
at Northern’s 250,000 square-foot
manufacturing facility in Faribault.
Tru Vue is known as a leader and
innovator in the protection and
conservation of all things framed
and displayed. Whether it’s Museum
Glass®, Conservation Clear® and
Conservation Reflection Control®, or
our acrylic glazing products including
Optium Museum Acrylic®, no other
company has such a complete
portfolio of high-performance glazing
options as Tru Vue.
(507) 334-2268
2501 Morristown Blvd
www.kgptel.com
provider of supply chain services,
telecommunication products and
integrated solutions. Their distribution
network is comprised of seven
(7) regional distribution centers
located strategically across the
United States and complimented
with five (5) product manufacturing
facilities dedicated to providing
fiber and copper factory terminated
cable, custom assemblies, and AWT
(assemble, wire, and test) services.
Living Greens Farm
(952) 226-2644
1512 30th St NW
www.livinggreensfarm.com
Living Greens Farm is the new,
international business model for
growing fresh, delicious, safe,
pesticide-free, faster, better, stronger
and more disease resistant.
Lockerby Sheet Metal
& Roofing
Company
(507) 334-4840
217 Mill Street
www.lockerbysheetmetal.com
Lockerby’s employees are craftsmen
with the practical design skills and
knowledge to help you create just
about anything out of sheet metal.
Mercury Minnesota
(507) 334-5513
901 Hulett Ave
www.mercurycorp.com
Mercury Minnesota is a global
supplier of metal fabricated &
assembled solutions they know
what it takes to get the job done:
competitively and efficiently. Mercury
Minnesota can work with you from
concept through finished product with
their design and engineering support.
MRG Tool and Die Corp.
(507) 334-1847
1100 Cannon Circle
PO Box 811
www.toolanddie.net
MRG Tool and Die has been your
single source for tooling and
production needs since 1979.
Specializing in providing high quality,
close tolerance metal
working specialties.
(507) 334-9310
2050 Airtech Rd
www.northerntool.com
Northstar Stone
& Masonry
(507) 451-4271
433 North Street
www.northstarmasonry.com
North Star Stone and Masonry, a
leader for top quality brick, block,
stone and landscaping materials
in Southern Minnesota, Western
Wisconsin and Northern Iowa.
SAGE Glass
(507) 331-4848
One Sage Way
www.sageglass.com
SageGlass®, a product of SaintGobain, is an advanced dynamic
glass that can be electronically tinted
or cleared to optimize daylight and
improve the human experience
in buildings. SageGlass enables
you to control sunlight and glare
without blinds or shade, significantly
reducing energy consumption while
maintaining your view and connection
to the outdoors.
Southern Minnesota
Woodcraft, Inc.
(507) 334-0051
2150 Airport Drive
www.tru-vue.com
Trystar
(507) 333-3990
2917 Industrial Drive
www.trystar.com
TRYSTAR is a leading domestic
manufacturer and international
distributor of portable and permanent
power solutions, industrial cables and
power accessories.
TyNik Molding
(507) 334-8000
1232 Willow Street
www.tynikmolding.com
TyNik Molding produces prototypes
and production plastic injection
molded parts for every conceivable
market for over 26 years. This
includes everything from game parts
to pacemaker parts, to parts used by
the military. They specialize in helping
inventors and engineers from all over
the world get their plastic parts in a
timely and cost effective manner.
(507) 334-4985
2700 Airport Drive West
www.smwood.com
Willow Creek
Concrete Products
Southern Minnesota Woodcraft, Inc.
is a premier full-service architectural
millwork company and woodworking
shop committed who specialize
in custom cabinets, countertops,
fixture assemblies, plastic laminate
casework, solid wood and wood
veneer casework, as well as solid
surface fabrication.
Willow Creek Concrete Products’ fine
family of landscape and underground
utility products: Willow Creek paving
stones, VERSA-LOK retaining walls,
Handy-Stone landscaping products,
and concrete manhole products.
Taurus Engineering
and Manufacturing
(507) 333-9100
1405 Cannon Circle, Suite 1
www.taurusengineering.net
Taurus Engineering offers a full
range of capabilities and services mold design & build, prototyping,
component manufacturing,
assembly & packaging, sterilization
management, and tooling transfer.
(507) 331-3198
3701 NW Park Avenue
www.willowcreekconcrete.com
Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric is pleased to be a
part of creating jobs in the communities of Rice County at:
•Met-Con Companies
•Tru-Vue
•IFP
•Northern Tool
and Equipment
•River Valley Truck
•SAGE Electrochromics
•Faribault Energy Park
•Willow Creek Concrete
•ALDI
•Malt-O-Meal
•Bio Wood Processing
Faribault Area
Chamber of Commerce and Tourism
The Faribault Chamber has over 100 years of experience helping area businesses reach their goals.
Whether you are a small business or a large corporation the Chamber has tools that can help you connect, advocate, educate and train
your workforce. Chambers are catalysts through which professional people, entrepreneurs, business leaders and employers can work
together for the common good. The entire community benefits from the work and programs supported by Chamber members because
the mission is to promote growth and prosperity of Faribault. Check the Chamber website at www.faribaultmn.org for a full review of the
chamber programs. Here are a few Chamber programs that manufacturer’s find most valuable.
Career and Workforce Development
The Faribault Chamber Career Development effort is dedicated to meeting the future workforce needs of our business community. By
working closely with employers and educators we help bridge the employment gap. This group assists with tours at local businesses,
job shadow experiences, along with work-study and internships that offer employers a pipeline to future employees with practical and
valuable experience. These opportunities offer students real world experiences that will help to shape their future. Tours, career Days,
21st Century Skill building, new teacher welcome and presentations for school staff all build the connection between student, educator
and business. Our Chamber board is working with South Central College representatives, school board members and other area
educators to improve the effectiveness and continuity of these Career Development Programs.
Business Advocacy
The Chamber is the Voice of Business! Chamber members band together to impact decisions made in our community. There is clout
in our unified voice whether representing the needs of one business, or working on behalf of all businesses collectively. The Business
Advocates group meets as needed and is open to all members. The group follows local and regional issues effecting business and
works with the MN Chamber Federation on State legislative issues.
Human Resource Peer Group
This group brings together HR people from small companies, who manage the HR functions by default, with Human Resource
professionals from larger firms with extensive training and experience. In a true peer group fashion, all participants learn from one
another and share best practices. The HR Peer Group meets monthly at the Chamber office. All members are welcome.
Faribault’s Future
Give your employees leadership skills and local knowledge to increase their effectiveness at work and build their community
connections. The practical and challenging leadership development is designed and presented by South Central College. The community
learning comes from program alums that volunteer to arrange tours, panels, and presentation for the class. Class starts annually in
September. Look into signing up for the next class.
GROW Faribault
Our business retention and expansion effort is part of the statewide GROW Minnesota program. Partnering with the Faribault EDA,
volunteers visit businesses throughout the community with three primary goals. First and foremost the purpose is to thank businesses
for employing people and contributing to the local economy. Secondly, to learn about their business goals and assist where we are able.
Third; to identify community and legislative issues affecting business growth in order to provide advocacy support for the business
community. Contact the Chamber to participate as a visitor or to request a visit.
Small Business Development
The Chamber houses the Rice County Small Business Development Center. With support from Rice County, The Faribault EDA and the
Faribault Industrial Corporation, the SBDC provides free confidential counseling to businesses on all business topics including SBA loan
financing. Through the SBDC and our association with SCORE, we can refer small businesses to private counseling or seminars that
match their business issues. Contact the Chamber office or check the Chamber website to
apply for services.
While due care has been exercised in compiling the information in this booklet,
we regret any errors and ask that you report them to us so corrections can be made in the future.
Advanced Manufacturing
Exceptional Opportunities
South Central College can get you on your way to an in-demand career in Computer
Integrated Machining, Mechatronics or Welding in no time. Why settle for a dead-end
job when you can have a high-tech career instead? Register today!
www.southcentral.edu/manufacturing | (507) 389-7200 | admissions@southcentral.edu
Industry and Education Partnering for Success
Learn Work Earn is working with manufacturers to close the skills gap in Minnesota through a restructured
academic framework designed by and for industry. This new training emphasizes a statewide standardized core
curriculum, which leads to career pathways and stackable, portable industry-recognized credentials that will be
available to learners while working in industry.
The Minnesota Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (MnAMP) is a Department of Labor funded statewide
consortium of technical and community colleges whose mission is an active approach to building employercollege partnerships that aim to restructure and accelerate the U.S. workforce education system.
Learn Work Earn is a proud supporter and participant in the
2015 Minnesota Tour of Manufacturing.
For more information on the MnAMP project, please contact:
Anne Willaert, Consortium Grant Director
Kelcey Woods-Nord, SCC MnAMP Project Coordinator
anne.willaert@southcentral.edu | 507-389-7486
kelcey.woods-nord@southcentral.edu | 507-389-7466
www.mnamp.net
This workforce solution was funded by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration.